US Icebreaker Polar Star To Help Chinese, Russian Ships Stuck In Antarctic Ice
By DMO Affiliate

The United States is sending a heavy icebreaker to help free a Russian ship and a Chinese icebreaker gripped by Antarctic ice, the Coast Guard said on Saturday. The Polar Star is responding to a request for assistance from Australian authorities as well as from the Russian and Chinese governments, it said in a statement. A Chinese icebreaker that helped rescue 52 passengers from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctic ice found itself stuck in heavy ice on Friday.

US Icebreaker Polar Star To Help Chinese, Russian Ships Stuck In Antarctic Ice